Michel Kamel
Papers
Period 1962, 1973-1994, 1996
Total size 0.9 m.
ConsultationNot restricted
Biography
Born in Cairo 1925, died in Paris 1993; journalist,
Egyptian communist; arrested in 1951 and imprisoned until 1954; joined al-Ahram
dialy as editor of the opinion page and established the magazine al-Tali'a
(Vanguard) 1965; selected member of the Central Committee of the Communist
Party of Egypt (al-Hizb al-Shuryuc i al-Misri) which was reestablished in 1975;
stayed in Beirut and started the foreign section of the communist party there;
opposed the influence of the legalist Tagammuc Party in the late 1970's and
founded the People's Socialist Party (Hizbul-Sha'b al-Ishtiraki) in 1989.
Content
Collection on the
activities of Michel Kamel as journalist and political activist: correspondence
with George Habash and others, notebooks, articles, drafts, pamphlets and
reports by Michel Kamel 1973-1989; minutes, reports, memoranda and other
documents relating to the Central Committee and Politburo of the Communist
Party of Egypt, the foreign sections of the party, the People's Socialist
Party, the magazines The Arab Left Magazine (al-Yasar al-Arabi) and The
Revolutionary Current 1975-1993; texts of essays and studies, press clippings
and other publications on Egypt and the Arab world 1976-1993; documents from
his brother Farid Kamel on Michel Kamel 1962, 1987-1994, 1996.
Processing information
List made
by Mohammed Abdulhamid in 2003
INTRODUCTION
Biography
Michel
Kamel was born in the oasis, al-Fayyum, south of Cairo, in a middle
class Coptic family on 12 September 1925. He joined Iskra
(al-Sharara), one of the founding communist organizations of the
second wave of the Egyptian communism movement after the Second World War,
while studying medicine at Cairo University. He was
arrested for the first time in 1951 and imprisoned until 1954. After his
release, he returned to the university to study dental college, only to be
dismissed again by Nasser's government after two years.
Remarkably, he escaped the campaign of President Nasser's government against
the communists in 1959 and worked as a journalist until the voluntary
disbanding of the Egyptian Communist Party in 1964. In
1965 he joined al- Ahram daily as editor of the opinion page and
then established al-Tali'a (the Vanguard), together with
Lutfi al-Kholi, and continued as its managing editor for
five years.
Despite the fact that he supported the decision to disband
the party, he was one of the few who revised this decision in the late sixties
and initiated the Marxist groups, which united and reestablished the Egyptian
Communist Party in 1975. In that year Michel Kamel was elected as member of the
Central Committee and Politburo of the Egyptian Communist Party and sent abroad
to Lebanon, where he started the Foreign Section of the party and acquired the
recognition of international communism to his newly formed party.
During
his stay in Beirut, from 1972 to 1977, he played a key role in the exiled
opposition movement against President Sadat, building a
strong political relationship between the Egyptian Communist Party and the Arab
and the Palestinian communist and progressive movements which were then very
well established in Beirut. Michel Kamel's life in this period reflects to a
great extent the ideological and political differences and disputes which
erupted in the rank and file of the party after the assassination of President
Sadat in October 1981. Supported by the famous communist lawyers,
Ahmed Nabil al-Hilali and Yusuf
Darwish, Michel Kamel represented the hard line within the party
against what they condemned as the rightist faction within the leadership. At
one point, the trio established a parallel organization within the party named
al-Tayyar al-Thawri (The Revolutionary Current) to spread
their ideas. Effectively utilizing al- Yassar al-Arabi, the
magazine Michel Kamel established in Paris in 1977, and his extensive network
of relations, both nationally and internationally, he pursued a nevigorous
ideological and political campaign against what he considered an attempt to
corrupt the Egyptian communist party by al-Tagammuc Party,
the legal left party, which participated in official elections, and which he
believed compromised the independent ideological and political views of the
party by its lenient stance towards the government.
Amazingly, the
three leaders managed to remain members of the leadership of the party through
more than six years of fierce internal disputes and conflicts until they
defected to form The People's Socialist Party (Hisbul-Sha'b
al-Ishtiraki) in 1989 as the true Marxist Leninist working class
party. Michel Kamel died in Paris on 3 December 1993.
The
collection
The collections sheds a broad light on the ideological
and political trends and attitudes of the third wave of Egyptian communism
during an important phase in the Egyptian history. The signing of the Camp
David Peace Agreement with Israel, the assassination of President Sadat and the
legalization of oppositional political parties in Egypt, which radically
altered the politics of Egypt and the Middle East, characterized this phase.
As Michel Kamel spent the last twenty years of his life abroad, the
collection reflects as well the political and ideological atmosphere of the
more radical Arab communist movement between 1972 and 1993. The extensive
correspondence between Michel Kamel and the Central Committee of the Egyptian
Communist Party on the one hand and the leaders of the Revolutionary
Current on the other, furthermore gives a unique insight into the
political and organizational issues of Egyptian communism in the 1980s.
The collection also contains a considerable amount of documents on
al-Yassar al Arabi Magazine, which was a very influential
publication among thousands of exiled Egyptian and Arab communists in this
period. Foreign relations of the Egyptian Communist Party with other communist
parties and international labour and youth organizations are also extensively
ftlinecovered by the collection.
Mr. Nabil
Gronfoli, a life long friend and comrade of Michel Kamel, donated
the collection to the IISH.
A small and yet important collection on
Michel Kamel, gathered after his death, has been added to the list. Mr.
Farid Kamel, the younger brother of Michel Kamel, a
well-known journalist and painter who lives in Rome, donated this collection to
the institute.
Remarks
The extensive use of code names made it
quite difficult to identify many individuals, organizations and locations. The
only three code names that could be positively deciphered are
Naqib for Michel Kamel. He also used the code name
Khalil in some of his correspondence with the
Revolutionary Current group. Other code names that could
be traced are: Ahmed, for Nabil
al-Hilali, and Hisham for Yusuf
Darwish. It seems that Dinshway, the name of an Egyptian village
where the British army committed a massacre in 1905, was the code name of the
Foreign Section. Other code names are Mohammed Farid for the Soviet Union
section, Ibn Rushd for East Germany, Tahtawi for the Middle East section (Syria
and Lebanon), and Umm Saber for the Paris Section. Many other codes remain to
be deciphered.
The documents were as far as possible sorted and
arranged in both thematic and chronological order in order to present a
coherent collection. Many undated documents were arranged approximately to the
closest date or order. All the documents are in Arabic unless otherwise stated.
INVENTORY
Personal letters and
papers
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1
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Personal letters on various
issues.
1984-1986. 1 cover.
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2
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Letter to George
Habash.
1985. 1 piece.
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3
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Letter from George
Habash.
1985. 1 piece.
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4
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Letter from Shuhdi
Progressive Publishing House, Sudan.
1986.
1 piece.
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5
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Personal notebooks.
N.d. 1 cover.
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6
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List of invitees to a symposium.
N.d. 1 piece.
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7
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Report about Michel
Kamel. Reporter unknown.
N.d. 1 piece.
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8
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Testimony of Nabil
Gronfoli.
N.d. 1 piece.
Activities
Articles
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9
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'Heritage and modernity in
contemporary Egyptian thought'. Published article in the monthly
al-Adab.
1974. 1 piece.
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10
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'Heritage and modernity in
contemporary Egyptian thought'. Published article in the monthly
al-Adab. Published as a small booklet in French.
1974.
1 piece.
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11
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'The intensifying crisis of
Sadat's Government'. Draft article. Published in English.
1980. 1 piece.
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12
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Interview with the monthly
magazine al-Hadaf.
1985. 1 piece.
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13
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'The political map of the
parliamentary elections'. Draft article.
1987.
1 piece.
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14
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'The military coup in Sudan'.
1989. 1 piece.
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15
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'Remarks on Fascism'. Draft
article.
N.d. 1 piece.
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16
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'The crisis of the Arab
revolutionary movement'. Printed and handwritten copies.
N.d.
1 cover.
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17
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'The concept of the regime
and its structure'. Draft article.
N.d. 1 piece.
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18
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'On the Realities of the
Egyptian Experiment'. Pamphlet.
N.d. 1 copy.
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19
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'The deepening of dependency
and the martial rules in Egypt'. Draft article.
N.d. 1 piece.
The Egyptian Communist
Party
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20
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Letter concerning the
unification of two communist organizations.
1973.
1 piece.
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21
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Letter concerning the
CPE and the political situation in Egypt.
December 1973. 1 piece..
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22
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Letter concerning the
'Introduction to the Program'.
1976. 1 piece.
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23
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Letter concerning the first
program of the CPE.
1976.
1 piece.
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24
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Letter concerning the
'Proposal of a Program'.
1976. 1 piece.
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25
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Letter concerning the
theoretical contribution concerning the Revolution of the 23 July.
December 1976. 1 piece.
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26
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Memorandum concerning
organizational issues.
October 1982. 1 piece.
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27
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Letter concerning the plans
of the Politburo.
1982. 1 piece.
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28
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Letter concerning the
Politburo report.
1982. 1 piece.
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29
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Letter concerning the
distribution of the Politburo report. 1982.
1 piece.
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30
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Letter to the
Central Committee on the analysis of the political
situation in Egypt.
1983. 1 piece.
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31
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Letters to the
Central Committee and the Politburo
on disputed issues.
1983. 1 cover.
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32
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Report on parliamentary
elections.
1984. 1 copy.
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33
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Memorandum on organizational
issues.
1984. 1 piece.
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34
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Report on the aftermath of
the general conference of the party.
1985. 1 copy.
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35
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Article on the Egyptian
working class party entitled: 'To be or not to be'.
July 1985. 1 piece.
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36
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Report on changing the
leadership of the party section in France.
March 1986.
1 copy.
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37
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Letters concerning the
situation of Foreign Sections and difficulties facing the party.
1985. 1 cover.
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38
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Letters concerning the
political and organizational crisis within the party.
1985.
1 cover.
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39
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Letter to the
Central Committee on the violation of internal by-laws.
1986. 1 piece.
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40
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Report on the
International Federation of Trade Unions.
1986.
1 copy.
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41
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Report on the relations with
the Tagammuc party, Soviet Union section.
1986.
1 copy.
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42
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Memorandum on the crisis of
the party.
1986. 1 piece.
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43
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Report on the internal
dispute of the party.
1986. 1 copy.
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44
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Letter to the
Central Committee on international representation of the
party.
1986. 1 piece..
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45
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Letter to the
Central Committee on the revisionist trends in the party.
1987. 1 piece.
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46
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Letter concerning the
suspension of the membership of Michel Kamel in the
Central Committee.
Februari 1987.
1 piece.
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47
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'An introduction to the
methodology of dialogue'. Report.
June 1988. 1 copy.
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48
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Letter to the
Politburo rejecting the proposed meeting of the politburo.
1988. 1 piece.
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49
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Letter concerning a
commentary on the paper titled: 'The March of the Party in Four Years'.
N.d. 1 piece.
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50
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Letter concerning the
problems of the Beirut section.
N.d. 1 piece.
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51
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'Towards building a real
communist party'. Report.
N.d. 1 copy.
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52
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Report to the
Central Committee on a trip to Syria.
N.d.
1 copy.
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53
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Report on the situation in
the foreign section of the party.
N.d. 1 copy.
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54
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Memorandum to the
Central Committee on internal issues.
N.d.
1 piece.
Second general conference of the
CPE (Al- Mu'tamar al-'Amm al-Thani)
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55
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'The March of our Party in
Four Years'. Main report to the conference.
July 1984.
1 copy.
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56
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Final communiqué of the
Second General Conference.
January 1985. 1 piece.
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57
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Resolutions of the Second
General Conference.
Januari 1985. 1 piece.
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58
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Telegram with congratulations
from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to the Second
General Conference.
1985. 1 piece.
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59
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Paper to the Second General
Conference concerning the role of intellectual revolutionaries.
1985.
1 piece.
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60
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Paper presented to the
conference concerning the tactics of the front.
1985.
1 piece.
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61
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Paper presented to the Second
General Conference concerning the general attitude of the members of the
Central Committee.
1985. 1 piece.
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62
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Paper presented to the Second
General Conference concerning the Supervisory Committee.
1985.
1 piece.
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63
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Paper presented to the Second
General Conference concerning abidance of by- rules.
1985.
1 piece.
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64
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Circular concerning the
report of the Second General Conference.
1985.
1 piece.
Central Committee (Al-Lagna al-
Markaziyya)
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65
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Proposal for a political
plan.
1983. 1 piece.
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66
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'How to face our
organizational problems'. Report.
1983. 1 copy.
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67
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'The Central
Committee Meeting'. Communiqué.
November 1985.
1 piece.
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68
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'The Central
Committee Meeting'. Communiqué.
January 1987.
1 piece.
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69
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'The Central
Committee Meeting'. Communiqué.
June 1987.
1 piece.
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70
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'The Central
Committee Meeting'. Communiqué.
July 1987.
1 piece.
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71
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'The Central
Committee Meeting'. Communiqué.
November 1987.
1 piece.
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72
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Report on improving
leadership capabilities.
1987. 1 copy.
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73
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'Our goals in the labour
movement'. Report.
N.d. 1 copy.
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74
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Report on trade unions.
N.d. 1 copy.
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75
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Report on the security of the
party.
N.d. 1 copy.
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76
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Report on management of
conflicts within the party.
N.d. 1 copy.
Politburo (al-Maktab
al-Siyasi)
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77
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Communiqué of the
Politburo meeting.
April 1978.
1 piece.
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78
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Communiqué on the dismissal
of four members of the Central Committee.
June
1978. 1 piece.
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79
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Statement on the political
situation in Egypt.
July 1978. 1 piece.
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80
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Statement on the dismissal of
four members of the Central Committee.
July
1978. 1 piece.
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81
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Statement on the Camp David
Peace Agreement.
September 1978. 1 piece.
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82
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'Statement on the political
developments after the Camp David Agreement.
October 1978.
1 piece.
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83
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Joint communiqué of Arab
labour and communist parties.
December 1978. 1 piece.
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84
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'The local and international
situation and our revolutionary tasks'. Statement.
Februari 1979.
1 piece.
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85
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'Political analysis of the
situation and the urgent tasks ahead'. Statement.
March 1979.
1 piece.
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86
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Communiqué of the session of
the Politburo.
December 1979.
1 piece.
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87
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'An overview on issues of
unifying Egyptian communists'. Communiqué.
June 1980.
1 piece.
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88
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Communiqué of the session of
the Politburo.
June 1980.
1 piece.
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89
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'Egyptian communists and the
tasks of the next phase'. Report.
June 1980. 1 copy.
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90
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'How to face the
possibilities of the future'. Report.
June 1981.
1 copy.
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91
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'Quick remarks on the
assassination of president Sadat'. Report.
October 1981. 1 copy..
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92
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Report with summary of the
debates of the Politburo.
1982.
1 copy.
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93
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'For a real change in Egypt'.
Report.
February 1983. 1 copy.
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94
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'The current political
situation in Egypt'. Report.
May 1984. 1 copy.
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95
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Communiqué of the
Politburo session.
January 1985.
1 piece.
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96
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Resolutions of the
Politburo session.
January 1985.
1 cover.
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97
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Letter from the
Politburo on internal differences.
April 1985.
1 piece.
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98
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Letters from the
Politburo to Michel Kamel.
May 1985. 1 cover..
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99
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Debates of the
Politburo on youth organization.
1985.
1 cover.
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100
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Resolution of the
Politburo session.
July 1986.
1 piece.
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101
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Report on the activities of
the Politburo.
1986. 1 copy.
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102
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Communiqué of the
Politburo session.
October 1986.
1 piece.
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103
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Resolution on the media
propaganda plans.
October 1987. 1 piece.
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104
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Circular of the
Politburo on internal ideological differences.
February 1988. 1 piece..
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105
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Statement of the
Politburo in reaction to the articles published by
Michel Kamel.
April 1988.
1 piece.
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106
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Internal circular of the
Politburo on Syrian Palestinian relations.
June
1988. 1 piece.
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107
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Statement of the
Politburo on the Jordanian Palestinian agreement.
1985. 1 piece.
Foreign Sections (Furu' al-Hizb
fi al- Kharig)
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108
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Report of the foreign
section in East Germany.
1975. 1 copy.
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109
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Report of the foreign
section in Lebanon.
July 1976. 1 copy.
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110
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Report of the foreign
section in Lebanon concerning its organization.
1981.
1 copy.
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111
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Remarks on the political
report by a member of the section of the party in France.
1982.
1 cover.
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112
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Minutes of meetings of the
foreign section in France.
1982. 1 cover.
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113
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Minutes of meetings of the
foreign section in East Germany.
1982. 1 cover.
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114
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'Regarding our tactics'.
Report by the foreign section.
1983. 1 copy.
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115
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Report on the debates of the
party section in France on the crisis of the party.
1983.
1 copy.
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116
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Debates of all foreign
sections on the dispute within the parties, collected in three books.
1983. 1 cover.
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117
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Report on the activities of
the party section in France.
1983. 1 copy.
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118
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Reports of the foreign
section in the Soviet Union.
1984-1985. 1 cover.
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119
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Minutes of meetings of the
foreign section in France.
1985. 1 cover.
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120
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Reports and minutes of the
foreign section in Syria.
1985. 1 cover.
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121
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Report on the foreign
section in East Germany.
1985. 1 copy.
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122
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Letter from the foreign
section to Tagammuc Party.
1985. .
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123
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Report by the foreign
section on Tagammuc Party.
1985.
1 copy.
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124
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Letter from the
Central Committee to the foreign section.
1986.
1 piece.
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125
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Reports and minutes of
meetings of the party section in Syria.
1986. 1 cover.
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126
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Report to the foreign
section on the youth movement in Syria.
1986. 1 copy.
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127
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Report to the foreign
section on Egyptian students in Eastern Europe.
1986.
1 copy.
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128
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Communiqué of the meeting of
the Leading Committee, foreign sections.
1986.
1 piece.
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129
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Internal letter on the
meeting of the Leading Committee, foreign sections.
1986. 1 piece.
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130
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Minutes of meetings of the
Leading Committee, foreign sections.
1986.
1 cover.
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131
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Internal letter on the
meeting of the Leading Committee, foreign sections.
1987. 1 piece.
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132
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Letter from the
Leading Committee, foreign sections, to the
Central Committee.
1987. 1 piece.
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133
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Report from the
Leading Committee, foreign sections, to the
Central Committee.
1988. 1 copy.
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134
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Letters from the
Central Committee to the Leading Committee,
foreign sections.
1988. 1 cover.
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135
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Letter from the Soviet Union
section to the Leading Committee, foreign sections.
1988. 1 pieza.
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136
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Remarks of a member of the
Leading Committee, foreign sections, on a report issued by
the Politburo.
N.d. 1 cover.
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137
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Report on the organization
of the foreign sections.
N.d. 1 copy.
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138
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Communiqué of the meeting of
the Leading Committee, foreign sections.
N.d.
1 piece.
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139
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Resolutions of the Second
Conference of the foreign sections.
N.d. 1 cover.
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140
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Report on the section of the
Soviet Union.
N.d. 1 copy.
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141
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Lists of archives of the
foreign sections.
N.d. 1 cover.
Foreign Relations
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142
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Booklet on the 58th
anniversary, issued by the Lebanese Communist Party.
1982. 1 copy.
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143
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Report on the situation in
Algeria, The Algerian Communist Party.
1983.
1 copy.
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144
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Proposal for a Palestinian
national coalition, Democratic Front for the Liberation of
Palestine.
1984. 1 piece.
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145
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Memorandum on Afro-Asian
Solidarity, Palestinian Liberation Organization.
1984. 1 piece.
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146
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Action Plan Proposal,
Palestinian Communist Party.
1984.
1 piece.
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147
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Report on a meeting between
a representative of the Soviet Communist Party and the
editors of Peace and Socialism monthtly.
1984.
1 copy.
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148
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Report on the political
situation in Saudi Arabia, The Communist Party of Saudi
Arabia.
1985. 1 copy.
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149
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Minutes of the meeting of
Arab Communist leaders, meeting with president Gadhafi of
Libya.
1985. 1 cover.
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150
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Minutes of the meeting
between Egyptian and Lebanese communist parties.
1986.
1 cover.
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151
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Letter from the
Egyptian Communist Party to the Baath Party in
Syria.
1986. 1 piece.
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152
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Notes on a meeting between
the representative of the Egyptian Communist Party and the
International Federation of Trade Unions.
1986.
1 cover.
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153
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Internal report on the
dispute with the party, issued by the Jordanian Communist
Party.
1987. 1 copy.
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154
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Copy of a daily press
release of the Lebanese Communist Party.
1989.
1 copy.
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155
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Political report, issued by
the Iraqi Communist Party.
1989.
1 copy.
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156
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Reports and communiqués on
the International Youth Festival in Korea.
1989.
1 cover.
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157
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Agreement between three
Egyptian youth organizations on participation in the International Youth
Festival, North Korea.
1989. 1 piece.
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158
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Pamphlet issued by the
Lebanese Communist Party on the American intervention in
Lebanon.
1989. 1 copy.
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159
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'Towards a national
charter'. Report, issued by the Jordanian Communist Party.
1990. 1 copy.
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160
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Communiqué by the
Democratic Front of the liberation of Palestine.
1991. 1 piece.
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161
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Communiqué of the
Syrian Communist Party against the American aggression on
Lybia.
1992. 1 piece.
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162
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Report by the two Syrian
Communist parties on unification.
1992. 1 copy.
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163
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Nidal al-Sha
'b. Two issues of the weekly of the Syrian Communist
Party.
1992. 1 cover.
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164
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Al-Tagammuc.
Four issues of the publication of the Communist Party of Saudi
Arabia.
1992. 1 cover.
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165
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Report on the American
intervention in the Gulf area by the Bahraini National Liberation
Front.
1992. 1 copy.
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166
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Communiqué of a meeting of
the International Agreement of Labour.
1993.
1 piece.
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167
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Reports and other documents
of the World Conference of Sections of the Fourth
International.
1993. 1 cover.
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168
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Report on the performance of
the representative of the Egyptian Communist Party in
Hungary.
N.d. 1 copy.
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169
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Political
Report, issued by the Palestinian Communist Party.
N.d. 1 copy.
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170
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Report on the regional and
international political situation, issued by the Palestinian
Communist Party.
N.d. 1 copy.
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171
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Booklet on the International
Youth Festival, issued by the Western Sahara Youth
Movement.
N.d. 1 copy.
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172
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List of representatives and
the staff of Issues of Peace and Socialism.
N.d.
1 piece.
The Arab Left magazine (Majallat
Al-Yasar al-Arabi)
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173
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Report by the
Central Committee on al-Yasar al-Arabi.
1982. 1 copy.
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174
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Remarks by
Safawt (foreign section member) on an article in
al-Yasar al-Arabi.
1982. 1 cover.
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175-176
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Booklets of published
articles in al-Yasar al-Arabi.
1982-1983.
2 covers.
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175
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1982.
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176
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1983.
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177
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Letters to the
Central Committee concerning al- Yasar
al-Arabi.
1985. 1 cover.
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178
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Letter from the
Central Committee appointing an investigation committee
regarding al-Yasar al-Arabi.
1986.
1 piece.
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179
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Letters to the
Central Secretariat concerning al- Yasar
al-Arabi.
1986. 1 cover.
-
180
-
Resolution of the
Central Committee concerning al-Yasar
al-Arabi.
April 1988. 1 piece.
-
181
-
Commentary by
Yousif Darwish on an article published in al-Yasar
al-Arabi.
1988. 1 piece.
-
182
-
'Crossroads in front of a
national movement'. Article by Michel Kamel.
1988. 1 piece.
-
183
-
Summaries of main topics of
twenty issues of al-Yasar al-Arabi.
1988.
1 cover.
-
184
-
Handwritten articles.
N.d. 1 cover.
-
185
-
Letters to the
Central Committee concerning al- Yasar
al-Arabi.
N.d. 1 cover.
-
186
-
Letter from the
Central Committee concerning al-Yasar
al-Arabi.
N.d. 1 piece.
-
187-188
-
Handwritten drafts.
N.d. 2 covers.
-
189
-
Handwritten addresses and
connections concerning al-Yasar al- Arabi.
N.d.
1 cover.
The Revolutionary Currents and
The Leading Committee (Al-Tayyar al-Thawri/al-Lajna al-Qiyadiyya)
-
190-193
-
Letters from
Michel Kamel to the Revolutionary
Current.
1985-1988. 4 covers.
-
190
-
1985.
-
191
-
1986.
-
192
-
1987.
-
193
-
1988.
-
194
-
'The reality of the
conflicts within the Egyptian Communist Party'. Article by
Michel Kamel to the Revolutionary
Current.
1987. 1 piece.
-
195
-
Proposal for internal
by-laws of the Revolutionary Current.
December
1987. 1 piece.
-
196
-
Handwritten minutes of
debates on the new party proposal.
March 1988.
1 cover.
-
197
-
'Towards building a national
democratic front'. Booklet issued by the Revolutionary
Current.
1988. 1 copy.
-
198
-
'The project'. Proposal to
form the new party issued by the Revolutionary Current.
February 1989. 1 piece.
-
199
-
'The project and the swamp'.
Proposal regarding the relationship with the old party.
February
1989. 1 piece.
-
200
-
Communiqué of the meeting of
the Leading Committee.
April 1989.
1 piece.
-
201
-
Typed and printed document
of 23 pages, including the negative films of the printing the Declaration of
the Revolutionary Current.
April 1989.
1 cover.
-
202
-
Communiqué of the meeting of
the Leading Committee of the Revolutionary
Current.
June 1989. 1 piece.
-
203
-
Political declaration of the
meeting of the Leading Committee.
N.d.
1 piece.
-
204
-
'The struggle towards a
real communist party is the priority task'. Internal letter of the
Revolutionary Current.
N.d.
1 piece.
-
205
-
Letters from the Moscow
section of the Revolutionary Current.
N.d.
1 cover.
-
206
-
Report on debates on the
proposal of the new party.
N.d. 1 copy.
-
207
-
Internal circular of the
Revolutionary Current on the study: 'The revolutionary
organization and underground activities'.
N.d.
1 piece.
-
208
-
Letters from
Michel Kamel to the Revolutionary
Current.
N.d. 1 cover.
-
209
-
Draft of a letter to the
Communist Party of Egypt.
N.d.
1 piece.
People's Socialist Party (Hizb
al-Shaab al- Ishtraki)
-
210
-
Founding Declaration of the
People's Socialist Party.
August 1989.
1 piece.
-
211
-
First governmental campaign
against the People's Socialist Party.
1989.
1 cover.
-
212
-
Report concerning the
national and international political situation.
1993.
1 copy.
-
213
-
'Four years of confronting
liquidation of communism in Egypt'. Pamphlet.
1993.
1 copy.
-
214
-
Invitation to the general
conference of the Iraqi Communist Party.
1993.
1 piece.
-
215
-
Analysis of the policies of
the International Monetary Fund. In French.
N.d.
1 piece.
-
216
-
'The working class leads the
society'. Report.
N.d. 1 copy.
Human Rights/Political
Detainees
-
217
-
Press release on a wide
range of political arrests in Egypt after the uprising of 1977. In French and
English.
1977. 1 piece.
-
218
-
Reports on the trials of
political detainees of the uprising op 1977. In French.
1977.
1 cover.
-
219
-
News reports on human rights
in Egypt. In French.
1977. 1 cover.
-
220
-
Report on the human rights
situation in Egypt by Arab Progressives Organizations in France.
1978. 1 copy.
-
221
-
List of political detainees
issued by Tagammuc Party.
1981.
1 piece.
-
222
-
Report of the Attorney
General's investigations about bombings in Egypt.
1981.
1 copy.
-
223
-
Press release issued by the
Centre for Human Rights Studies in Egypt. In French.
1981. 1 piece.
-
224
-
Correspondence and reports
on human rights in Egypt by the International Association of
Democratic Lawyers. In French.
1981.
1 cover.
-
225
-
Report on torture in Egypt
by the Egyptian Communist Party. In French.
1985. 1 copy.
-
226
-
Reports and statements on
'The Law of Shame'.
1985. 1 cover.
-
227
-
Press release by
Tagammuc Party on trials of communists in Egypt.
1985. 1 piece.
-
228
-
Memorandum by the
Syrian Lawyers Union defending Egyptian communists.
1985. 1 piece.
-
229
-
Memorandums on the trial of
Ahmed Nagib al-Hilali and his comrades.
1985.
1 cover.
-
230
-
Special supplement of
al-Yasar al-Arabi concerning the trials in Egypt.
1985. 1 copy.
-
231
-
Statement by the
People's Socialist Party on a campaign against communists.
1989. 1 piece.
-
232
-
Part of the Attorney
General's report about Michel Kamel, the fourth accused in
a court case against a group of communists.
N.d.
1 cover.
-
233
-
Declaration by the
Egyptian Committee Against Repression. In French.
N.d. 1 piece.
DOCUMENTATION
Pamphlets (Bayanat)
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234
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Pamphlet issued by the
Egyptian Communist Party on the parliamentary elections.
May 1984. 1 copy.
-
235
-
Pamphlet issued by the
Egyptian Communist Party praising the Kafr al-Dawar
workers uprising.
October 1984. 1 copy.
-
236
-
Pamphlet issued by the
Egyptian Communist Party against the policy of
normalization with Israel.
October 1986. 1 copy.
-
237
-
Pamphlet issued by the
Egyptian Communist Party resisting the governments'crack
down on opposition.
June 1987. 1 copy.
-
238
-
Pamphlet issued by the
Egyptian Communist Party on the 70th anniversary of the
October revolution.
July 1987. 1 copy.
-
239
-
Obituary issued by the
Egyptian Communist Party concerning Egyptians for a martyr
in Lebanon.
1988. 1 piece.
Studies by the Egyptian
Communist Party
NB. Articles written for internal party
education and political analysis.
-
240
-
'Our stance towards the
public sector'. Article.
1987. 1 piece.
-
241
-
'Trade unions elections in
Egypt'. Article.
1987. 1 piece.
-
242
-
'The year of class
confrontation and tasks of the revolutionary struggle'. Article.
1987. 1 piece.
-
243
-
'The revolutionary phase and
its authority'. Article.
1988. 1 piece.
-
244
-
'A proposal for a national
front'. Article.
N.d. 1 piece.
-
245
-
'Questions about parasitic
capitalism'. Article.
N.d. 1 piece.
-
246
-
'The plans of the government
for economic integration with Sudan'. Article.
N.d.
1 piece.
-
247
-
'Remarks on what is
happening in Egypt. Article.
N.d. 1 piece.
-
248
-
'Our struggle for reviving
frontal work'. Article.
N.d. 1 piece.
-
249
-
'The role of the party among
the masses'. Article.
N.d. 1 piece.
-
250
-
'Studies about the Eastern
Ain Sams area'. Article.
N.d. 1 piece.
-
251
-
'Marxism and democratic
revolutionaries in developing countries'. Article.
N.d.
1 piece.
-
252
-
'The party and its
structures'. Article.
N.d. 1 piece.
-
253
-
'The crisis of the parasitic
regime and the revolutionary alternative'. Article.
N.d.
1 piece.
-
254
-
'The quest for change in
Egypt'. Article. In French.
N.d. 1 piece.
Essays and studies on the
Egyptian and Arab world
-
255
-
'A proposal for socialist
studies and research in Arab countries'. Article.
1988.
1 piece.
-
256
-
'What is the Arab
Renaissance project?'. Article by Jacob Ziadin.
1991. 1 piece.
-
257
-
'Workers and structural
adjustment policies'. Article by Ashraf Hussein.
1992. 1 piece.
-
258
-
'Arab Marxists could
reinvent their Marxism'. Article by George Batal.
1993. 1 piece.
-
259
-
'Marxism and Islamism'.
Article by Karim Morowa.
1993.
1 piece.
-
260
-
'This generation of
Marxists'. Article by Rifaat al- Saeed.
N.d.
1 piece.
-
261
-
'Egyptian nationalism and
Pan-Arabism'. Article by Amir Askender.
N.d.
1 piece.
-
262
-
'Tactic of the national
front'. Article by Nabil al-Hilali.
N.d.
1 piece.
-
263
-
'Egypt and foreign debts'.
Article by Ramzi Zaki.
N.d.
1 piece.
-
264
-
'The history of the Egyptian
working class'. Article by Walid Abbas.
N.d.
1 piece.
-
265
-
'The parasitic bureaucratic
bourgeois'. Article by Baha.a al-Din Nouri.
N.d.
1 piece.
-
266
-
'The Palestinian resistance,
a critical assessment. Article by Salama Kaila.
N.d. 1 piece.
-
267
-
'An introduction to Marxism,
tactics and strategies'. Article. Author unknown.
N.d.
1 piece.
-
268
-
'Preliminary ideas about
revising Marxism'. Article by Hilmi Sharawi.
N.d. 1 piece.
-
269
-
'Remarks on Perestroika'.
Article by Isam Khaffagi.
N.d.
1 piece.
-
270
-
'State capitalism in
developing countries'. Article by Isam Khaffagi.
N.d. 1 piece.
-
271
-
'The life and death of the
liberation movement'. Article by Isam Khaffagi.
N.d. 1 piece.
-
272
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'Marxism between science and
theology'. Article by Faisal Darag.
N.d.
1 piece.
-
273
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'Western thinkers reviewing
Marx'. Article by Mahir al- Sharif.
N.d.
1 piece.
-
274
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'Views about Marxism and
some aspects of its crisis'. Article by Mahir al-Sharif.
N.d. 1 piece.
-
275
-
'Intellectuals in developing
countries'. Article by Gazi Gafar.
N.d.
1 piece.
-
276
-
'The Islamic factor in
American policies'. Article by Natania Paflova.
N.d. 1 piece.
-
277
-
'Fundamentalism in Arab
countries in the eighties'. Manuscript. Author unknown.
N.d.
1 piece.
Publications
-
278-288
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Al-Wa'y
(The Awareness). Internal publication of the Egyptian Communist
Party.
1976-1980, 1982-1986, 1989. 11 covers.
-
278
-
March, June, August.
1976.
-
279
-
May. 1977.
-
280
-
September. 1978.
-
281
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February, May,
October-November. 1979.
-
282
-
June. 1980.
-
283
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June, August, Mid
August-December. 1982.
-
284
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May, July, November.
1983.
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285
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January, February, June,
September. 1984.
-
286
-
May, July. 1985.
-
287
-
January. 1986.
-
288
-
January-February.
1989.
-
289-293
-
Al-Intisar (The Victory). Mouthpiece of the Egyptian
Communist Party (al-Hizb al-Shuyui al-Misri).
1982-1984,
1986, 1988. 5 covers.
-
289
-
1982.
-
290
-
1983.
-
291
-
1984.
-
292
-
February. 1988.
-
293
-
March. 1988.
-
294
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Al-Hay'at
al-Hisbiyya (The Party Life). Internal publication. Issues nos. 2, 3,
15.
1982-1988. 1 cover.
-
295
-
Al-Shuyuí
(The Communist). Internal publication. Issue no. 1.
1988.
1 copy.
-
296
-
Korasat Hawl Tabi'at
al-Marhala al-Thawriyya (Notes on the Nature of the Revolutionary
Phase). Internal publication. Issue no. 1.
1988.
1 copy.
-
297
-
Al-Ard wa
al-Falah (Land and farmers). Issues nos. 2-3, 1977 and no number.
1977-1979. 1 cover.
-
298
-
Kifah
al-Ummal (Workers'Struggle). Issue no. 8.
1990.
1 copy.
-
299
-
Tariq
al-Ummal (Workers' Way). Issue no. 1.
1989.
1 copy.
-
300
-
Al-Sina'iyya
(The Industrial Workers). August.
1991. 1 copy.
-
301
-
Al-Nashra
al-Ilamiyya (Information bulletin). Issue no. 9.
1976.
1 copy.
-
302
-
Awraq
Dimuqratiyya (Democratic Papers). Issue no. 1.
1989.
1 copy.
-
303
-
Al-Ittihad
(The Union). Issued by the Egyptian Democratic Youth
Union. Issue no. 3.
1984. 1 copy.
-
304
-
Durub
al-Hurriyya (Roads for Freedom). Issued by the Egyptian
Democratic Youth Union. Issue no. 1.
1988.
1 copy.
Press clippings
-
305
-
Press clippings on Egypt.
1976-1994. 1 cover.
-
306
-
Press clippings on Arab
political issues.
1976-1994. 1 cover.
-
307
-
Press clippings on
international affairs.
1976-1994. 1 cover.
COLLECTION OF FARID KAMEL
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308
-
Birth and death certificates
of Michel Kamel. In Arabic and French.
1962,
1996. 1 cover.
-
309
-
Obituary statement in the
People's Socialist Party.
December 1993.
1 piece.
-
310
-
Letters of condolences and
telegrammes from the Democratic Front for Liberation of
Palestine, Iraqi Communist Party,
Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine,
Fatah, Arab Baath Socialist Party in
Syria, Syrian Communist Party (two factions),
Lebanese Communist Party and the Communist
Labour Party of Turkey.
1993. 1 cover.
-
311
-
Press clippings on the death
of Michel Kamel from various Egyptian and Arab newspapers,
magazines and periodicals.
1993. 1 cover.
-
312
-
Articles, published on the
occasion of the death of Michel Kamel in various
newspapers and magazines.
1993-1994. 1 cover.
-
313
-
Michel Kamel 1925-1993.
A New Rebirth. Book issued in Cairo, containing a collection of
articles written on the occasion of the death of Michel
Kamel. With an introduction by Ahmed Nagib al-
Hilali. 60 pages.
1993. 1 volume.
-
314
-
A Word of
Faithfulness. Book by Michel Kamel. With an
introduction by Nayif Hawatma. 126 pages.
1994.
1 volume.
Interviews and articles by
Michel Kamel
-
315
-
Interview of
Michel Kamel to al-Hurriah weekly on the
political situation in Egypt.
May 1978. 1 piece.
-
316
-
Interview of
Michel Kamel to al-Nidaa weekly on the
party conference.
1 piece.
-
317
-
Interview of
Michel Kamel to al-Thawra daily onthe
Palestinian issue.
1 piece..
-
318
-
Interview of
Michel Kamel to al-Hadaf weekly on the
crisis of Arab reactionary forces.
1980. 1 piece.
-
319
-
'The phase of post-Sadat'.
Interview of Michel Kamel to al-Safir
Daily.
1981. 1 piece.
-
320
-
Interview of
Michel Kamel to al-Mawqif al- Arabi weekly
on the parliamentary elections in Egypt.
1984.
1 piece.
-
321
-
'The dangerous gate of Camp
David'. Article, published in al- Taamim weekly.
February 1984. 1 piece.
-
322
-
'The concept of the
government and its structure'. Article, published in al- Hurriah
weekly.
1987. 1 piece.
-
323
-
'Remarks on the concept of
middle class'. Article.
N.d. 1 piece.
-
324
-
'The tasks and the allies of
the revolutionary phase'. Article.
N.d. 1 piece.
-
325
-
'The crises of the Arab
liberation movement'.
N.d. 1 piece.
-
326
-
Articles from
al-Yasar al-Arabi.
N.d. 1 cover.
-
327
-
Press clippings of articles
and interviews with Michel Kamel. In German, Russian and
Greek.
N.d. 1 cover.
